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The table below looks at the demand for Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Certification in IT contracts within the Kent region compared to all other Qualifications we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited ITIL Certification over the 3 months to 13 October 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) Certification
Location
3 months to
13 Oct 2008
Same period last year
Rank4244
Rank change on same period last yearUp+2
Matching contract IT job ads28
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.003 %0.008 %
As % of the category below3.846 %9.877 %
Daily rates quoted03
Average minimum daily rate-£353
Average daily rate-£353
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate-£353
UK excluding London average daily rate£357£292
% change on same period last year+22.32 %
Hourly rates quoted00
Average minimum hourly rate--
Average hourly rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate--
UK excluding London average hourly rate£20.33£25.14
% change on same period last year-19.14 %
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
Kent
Matching contract IT job ads5281
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.074 %0.082 %
Daily rates quoted1810
Average minimum daily rate£258£291
Average daily rate£276£295
% change on same period last year-6.47 %
Average maximum daily rate£293£298
UK excluding London average daily rate£336£322
% change on same period last year+4.19 %
Hourly rates quoted615
Average minimum hourly rate£17.08£17.62
Average hourly rate£17.54£19.48
% change on same period last year-9.94 %
Average maximum hourly rate£18.00£21.34
UK excluding London average hourly rate£25.36£25.96
% change on same period last year-2.33 %
ITIL Certification South EastITIL Certification
South East

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

ITIL Certification
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing ITIL Certification across the Kent region as a proportion of the total demand within the Qualifications category.

Kent ITIL Certification Demand Trend

ITIL Certification
Daily Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing ITIL Certification across the Kent region.

Kent ITIL Certification Daily Rate Trend

ITIL Certification
Hourly Rate Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing ITIL Certification across the Kent region.

Kent ITIL Certification Hourly Rate Trend

ITIL Certification
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ITIL Certification within the Kent region over the 3 months to 13 October 2008. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year. A positive number indicates a relative increase in demand.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Last
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months
Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
SandwichNew entry-1--
ITIL Certification South EastITIL Certification
South East

ITIL Certification
Top 19 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing ITIL Certification also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited ITIL Certification.

14 (100.00 %)ITIL
22 (50.00 %)Pharmaceutical
22 (50.00 %)Windows
31 (25.00 %)Service Management
31 (25.00 %)Change Management
31 (25.00 %)MS PowerPoint
31 (25.00 %)Incident Management
31 (25.00 %)ServiceCenter
31 (25.00 %)MCSE
31 (25.00 %)MS Excel
31 (25.00 %)WAN
31 (25.00 %)Business Intelligence
31 (25.00 %)Microsoft
31 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
31 (25.00 %)Tivoli NetView
31 (25.00 %)Configuration Management
31 (25.00 %)Project Management
31 (25.00 %)MCP
31 (25.00 %)MS Office

ITIL Certification
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 13 October 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Kent region citing ITIL Certification also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled that cited ITIL Certification. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Kent IT Contractor Job Market, ApplicationsApplications
11 (25.00 %)MS Office
11 (25.00 %)MS Excel
11 (25.00 %)MS PowerPoint
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Communications & NetworkingCommunications & Networking
11 (25.00 %)WAN
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (50.00 %)Pharmaceutical
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
12 (50.00 %)Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Support Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Helpdesk Analyst
21 (25.00 %)3rd Line Support
21 (25.00 %)Service Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Helpdesk Support
21 (25.00 %)Service Desk Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Helpdesk Support Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Change Analyst
21 (25.00 %)Project Manager
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Operating SystemsOperating Systems
12 (50.00 %)Windows
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
14 (100.00 %)ITIL
21 (25.00 %)Business Intelligence
21 (25.00 %)Configuration Management
21 (25.00 %)Project Management
21 (25.00 %)Service Management
21 (25.00 %)Change Management
21 (25.00 %)Incident Management
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, QualificationsQualifications
11 (25.00 %)MCP
11 (25.00 %)MCSE
11 (25.00 %)Microsoft Certification
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, Systems ManagementSystems Management
11 (25.00 %)Tivoli NetView
11 (25.00 %)ServiceCenter
Kent IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
11 (25.00 %)Microsoft